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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thad Castle (ranked 6433 p4p, 558 weight class) and Mark Bunt (ranked 23327 p4p, 605 weight class). Mark Bunt has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Thad Castle's chin.
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212 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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200 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Thad Castle!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Bunt!
The judges for this bout are Tarja Halkonen, Ben Zyskovitsi and Arvi Lind.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castle dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Castle tries to bum rush Bunt with a series of wild strikes but Bunt uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bunt avoids a punch combination nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Castle.
Castle misses with an attempted mid kick.
Castle closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Bunt's guard.
Castle loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Castle is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Bunt is working an open guard so Castle takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Bunt leaves Castle with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Bunt.
Bunt gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Bunt taking some punishment here, with Castle in his half guard.
Castle misses with a head shot. Bunt uses the momentum to regain guard.
Castle stands and throws Bunt's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Bunt can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunt tries to bench press Castle off him but Castle keeps the position.
Bunt defending against the ground and pound.
Castle working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
You can see the frustration on Bunt's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Castle lands a nice forearm strike.
Castle creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Bunt sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Castle lands a decent elbow from side control.
Castle working the head and body with strikes.
Castle looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Castle landing a few strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castle decides to stand up, so the ref orders Bunt to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thad Castle dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bunt avoids the head kick by Castle.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Castle shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Bunt napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Castle lands some shots froms side control.
Bunt gets back to half guard.
Castle trying to control from half guard but Bunt is working away.
Well, if Castle is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Castle stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Bunt to get to his feet.
Castle is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bunt can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunt gets caught flat footed, as Castle shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Castle content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castle decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Bunt, up you get!
Castle looking to score a takedown here. Bunt is defending well but Castle drives through and ends up in Bunt's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Castle tries to free his leg and advance position but Bunt is retaining full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Castle accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Castle preventing the sweep.
Castle has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Castle lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Castle postures up and lands a big shot to Bunt's brow.
Castle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Bunt throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Bunt had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Castle defends it easily.
Castle throwing strikes but missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castle gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Castle shoots for a takedown but Bunt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Castle misses the shot to the body.
Thad Castle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castle misses with a takedown attempt - Bunt sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Castle throws a right and a left that both miss.
Castle displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Castle looks for a takedown but Bunt sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thad Castle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Castle as Bunt shoots in.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Castle, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thad Castle dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Bunt shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Bunt tries to score a power double leg takedown but Castle sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bunt somewhat.
Castle shoots in for a double leg but Bunt sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Castle tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Bunt defends well and Castle ends up having to push Bunt into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Bunt moves into the clinch.
Bunt tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Castle tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thad Castle. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bunt scores a nice knee to the body.
Bunt jumps guard but Castle stands there with Bunt around his waist. Bunt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Bunt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunt breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Castle throws a head kick but Bunt moves out of range.
A nice side step and Bunt releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Bunt fails with the takedown.
Bunt shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Castle but Castle pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Castle stalks Bunt and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Bunt's face. Bunt staggers backwards, shaken.
Castle throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thad Castle is winning the standup battle so far.
Castle shoots in but Bunt avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Castle throws a head kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunt shoots in for a takedown but Castle shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A slapping body kick lands there for Bunt.
Bunt drives through and clinches with Castle against the cage.
Bunt manages to break the clinch.
Castle pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
The fighters circle momentarily. Castle darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castle throws a combination that misses
and Bunt counters with a nice uppercut.
Bunt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Castle throwing a counter right hand but Bunt manages to avoid it.
Castle gets tackled into the cage by Bunt. Bunt maintains the clinch.
Castle wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bunt jumps guard but Castle stands there with Bunt around his waist. Bunt gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Mark Bunt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thad Castle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Bunt wants to take the fight to the mat but Castle manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Mark Bunt.
I think Castle has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Tarja Halkonen scores the fight 30:28
Judge Ben Zyskovitsi scores the fight 30:28
Judge Arvi Lind scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thad Castle!
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RATING
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